Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait de la jeune fille en feu

Screenings

In this intimate, sensual historical romance, Céline Sciamma (Tomboy, Girlhood) revisits the liberation of female identity, travelling back to the time when it was shaking off the shackles of stifling 18th century patriarchal structures. Best Screenplay at Cannes.

Photos

The short film by Céline Sciamma, the director of Tomboy and Portrait of a Lady on Fire, that was commisioned for the campaign “Five Films Againts Homophobia” is a confession of a small town girl growing up in the stifling atmosphere of the French countryside.